Two stories from a Tuesday night
Story One
By now John is used to, and understands, all the Australian and English phrases that litter my vocabulary. He has even taken on some himself, probably without realizing. Yesterday I heard him on the phone saying he would ‘ring’ someone as opposed to ‘call’ someone. But sometimes he doesn’t quite get it right.
Tonight at dinner we had a very interesting couple sitting behind us. John originally suggested they were father and daughter but I was convinced they were hooker and customer. When John noticed me contorting myself in order to listen in to their conversation he asked: “Are you ear-tabbing?”. Methinks he meant tab-hanging which is an English term for eavesdropping.
I think his favorite term is ‘sticky-beak’. I don’t blame him. What better way to describe someone who is nosey!
Related: Definitely hooker and customer.
Story two
As we walked from the restaurant to our car we heard SQUEAK SQUEAK. We both immediately stopped in our tracks. We know that SQUEAK SQUEAK sound anywhere. We turned around and there was our waiter running after us with Sophie in his hands, squeezing her to get our attention. I’m glad he made the effort as this is already Sophie #2. Make no mistake - that giraffe is a slippery little sucker intent on disappearing.
